The things he (Ritchie) does on the court often go unnoticed. But, you look at his line tonight - 16 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists - and you can understand why we got off to such a great start.

They were really important points tonight, and we let them slip away. We've got to come out with more intensity from the first shift. I haven't played the way I need to play, and I have to step it up.

Those aren't ordinary freshmen. They have some toughness to them. You saw them hit some big shots tonight.

He does a lot of things that go unnoticed,

Nothing goes unnoticed. Someone is always around to spill the beans.

There's a lot of teams we're chasing. It's no different from tonight and even versus Pittsburgh they were important points and it's another opportunity to catch those teams in front of us.